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<h3>Overwiew</h3>
Google Appengine Python SDK, launcher GUI and local Development Server packed as PortableApp. 
<br>Contains customized Python 2.5.4 distribution with ssl for certificate validating (and PIL, but untested).
<br><ul><li><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="Other/Help/screenshots.html">GAE Launcher GUI Screenshots</a></li></ul>Runs on Windows XP (and worse up) out of the package directory without dependencies.
<br>Ready-to-Run example guestbook (local uses sqlite-db)<br><hr style="clear: both;" size="2">
<h3>Installation</h3>
Download and run the portable installer
"<tt>GAEPyPortable_*.paf.exe</tt>".
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For online installers (executables matching "*_online.paf.exe") the binary distribution of<br>
"<b><i>Google Appengine SDK</i></b>" and/or "<b><i>Python for Windows</i></b>"
will be downloaded on installation.
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For offline installation download and place the approriate *.7z
archive into the same directory.
<br><br>For first installation make shure to check "<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Initialize Configuration Files</span>" in the installer dialog,<br>this will setup the path to&nbsp;<code>pythonw.exe</code> and configure sample guestbook application ready to run.<br><br><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><h3>Running the GUI</h3>Running the SDK
Click on "<b><i>GAEPyPortable.exe</i></b>"
in the application directory
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(by default: "<tt>\PortableApps\GAEPyPortable</tt>").
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In the launcher select the project "<b><i>guestbook</i></b>"
and click on the
icon "<b><i>Run</i></b>".
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After some moments the appengine development server starts on
<a href="http://localhost:8080/">http://localhost:8080</a>
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and the icon <b><i>Browse</i></b> will become
active.
Click to view the site in your browser.<br>
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<h3>Uninstall</h3>
Remove the directory "<tt>\PortableApps\GAEPyPortable</tt>"
from your USB-drive<br>
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